21 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in rhyming verse
Tags: baby, cheeks, dimple, face, kiss, sleep
Dear Babyface,
birthed by God’s grace;
let me hold you, kiss you, squeeze you,
while you’re sleeping, let me tease you:
misshapen head and wrinkly skin,
you sport a double…no, triple chin!
your pudgy nose is slightly pimpled,
your chubby cheeks are sweetly dimpled.
I admire all I see ‘cuz, Babyface,
you look like me!
I submitted this poem to Lyrical Iowa last year. It received 3rd Place in the “humorous verse” category and was published in their 2018 collection. Linking to dVerse Poets where Lillian hosts Open Link Night with “Ah, sweet youth” theme.
20 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in tan renga
Tags: bare branches, honey bees, ladybug, snow moon
Tan renga challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…with a twist!
full snow moon
stirs the ladybug
on cold bare branches
© Hamish
she rolls over in her sleep
shiny black spots reflect light
_____
dreaming of blossoms
snow covers dormant branches
honey bees warm hive
winter moon soon waning
pregnant apple tree will bud
© lynn__
20 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in couplet
Tags: beach, cabin, island, mountain, silent, wisdom
it’s easy to imagine a snug log cabin in the woods
when you’re sipping tea on a quiet snowy day
it’s easy to imagine a cruise to an exotic island
when you’re trying on a pair of glam sunglasses
it’s easy to imagine hiking up a clear mountain trail
when you’re climbing the stairs with more laundry
it’s easy to imagine lying on a private sandy beach
when you’re painting the house in hot sunshine
it’s easy to imagine speaking wisdom into the world
when you’re silent because no one is listening
19 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in free verse, list poem, question poem, scripture
Tags: conservative, politically incorrect, tolerance, white privilege
i am a believer
i am an American
i am white-skinned
i am a college graduate
i am married, to one man
i work at home on the farm
i feed beef cattle to feed people
i am a home owner and land owner
i am conservative in my political views
are these statements provocative?
unacceptable, politically incorrect?
should i apologize to the world?
do we really believe in tolerance?
does diversity respect equally?
i want to listen and learn
i may disagree but that
does not mean i hate
yes, i am privileged
to love & be loved
to also bleed red
i thank God for
his blessings
every day;
you?
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. (Psalm 16:6)
17 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in tanka
Tags: coyote, death, howl, prey, rabbit, scent, snow
shadowed rabbit tracks
blue moon illuminates snow
coyote’s eerie howl
keen nose follows scent of prey
end is mercifully swift
Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai invites us to find a haiku from our archives and re-write it. I decided to post a haiku I submitted to a poetry contest last year…and make it a tanka. Death is part of life in our natural world.
09 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in tan renga
Tags: cold, ocean, sun, wind, wintry
Carpe Diem‘s “tan renga” challenge…add 2 line response to original haiku.
the cold wintry wind
is blowing so hard that
the sun sinks into the ocean
© Soseki
today, sun admits defeat
tomorrow, will rise stronger
© lynn__
image from pinterest
07 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in rubaiyat
Tags: blizzard, cold, log, mug, prairie, snow, summer, warmth, winter
across this frozen prairie, winter blows
strong blizzard gale bullwhips up fallen snow
we shiver, polar-cold, wind’s frightful roar
and add thick logs to embers burning low
such fierceness could freeze creature to the core
if wait exposed; come, safe inside closed door
we offer mugs to drink in warming flow
and reminisce of summer sun-swept shores
Rubaiyat: The ruba’i is a classical Persian quatrain or double couplet of 4 lines and having rhyme scheme either AABA or AAAA. A collection of more than one quatrain is called a rubaiyat.
Edward Fitzgerald popularized the form in English. He chose iambic pentameter, generally 10-syllable lines with alternating accents, for the meter and used the AABA rhyme scheme. Having the unrhymed third line allows the poet to use that sound from the first quatrain as the main rhyming sound in the next quatrain, connecting the stanzas.
My thanks to Frank at dVerse Poets for this information on the rubaiyat form!
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